Guidelines for fees payable by students for claiming exemption from long term training on

the basis of their working experience

The Institute has approved the following guidelines for fees payable by students for claiming exemption from

long term training on the basis of their working experience:

a) Each student applying for exemption from long term training shall be required to pay a processing

fee of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only), through demand draft drawn in favour of “The

Institute of Company Secretaries of India” payable at New Delhi.

b) This will be applicable on all fresh applications submitted by students for claiming exemption from

training received at institute’s office situated at C-37, Sector-62, Noida -201301 on or after

Monday, 16th

November 2015.

c) This will be applicable for all students who are claiming exemption from long term training,

whether applying for exemption from 15 months training under earlier training structure or

exemption from 12 months training under modified training structure.

d) If a student has already completed his/her 15 months training under a company/other entity /PCS

and he/she is applying for exemption from 15 days specialized training in such case exemption

fees for claiming exemption from training is not required to be paid by him/her.

e) After receipt of application for exemption from long term training from any student along with

exemption fees of Rs 10,000/-, while doing the scrutiny/checking of documents submitted by

student, if it is found that student is not eligible for granting exemption from training under

provisions of C S Regulations & other guidelines, in such case fees paid by him/her for claiming

exemption from training shall be refunded in full. Later on after some time, after acquiring some

more experience or on the basis of some additional supporting documents if he/she is applying

again for re-consideration of his /her request, he/she shall be required to apply a fresh along with

payment of Rs 10,000/- as fees for claiming exemption from training once again.

f) If a student who is not yet passed all modules of Final / Professional Program of institute and by

mistake he/she has submitted the application for claiming exemption from training and also paid

the fees of Rs 10,000/-, in such case fees paid by him/her for claiming exemption from training

shall be refunded in full.

g) If a student had already applied for claiming exemption from training before 16th

November 2015

and currently his/her application is under process in such case he/she is not required to pay fees

for claiming exemption from training.

h) If a student had applied for claiming exemption from training before 16th

November 2015 and

his/her application was not approved as he/she was not eligible under provisions of Regulations

for granting of exemption at that time, but after acquiring some more experience or on the basis

of some additional supporting documents if he/she is applying again on or after 16th

November

2015 for re-consideration of his /her request, he/she shall be required to pay Rs 10,000/- as fees

for claiming exemption from training.

i) A student has applied for exemption from training on or after 16th

November 2015 and has paid

exemption fees of Rs 10,000/-, but granted partial exemption from training under earlier training

structure, in such cases, he/she shall not be eligible for refund of the fees paid by him for

exemption from training or any partial amount out of the same on the ground that he/she has

been granted partial exemption only. But later on after some times, after acquiring some more

experience or on the basis of some additional supporting documents if he/she is applying again

for claiming exemption from balance period of training, in such case he/she shall not be required

to pay any fees for claiming exemption from balance training. He/she shall be required to submit

copy of the letter issued by the institute granting him/her partial exemption from training along

with his/her application for claiming exemption from balance training.

j) It is clarified that from 16th

November 2015 onwards, student’s application for exemption from

training (i.e. ST-10-format given at the end of this notification) shall be accepted through hard

copy only along with all supporting documents & demand draft of Rs 10,000/- in original.

Applying for exemption from training through e-mail and sending scanned copies of all

supporting papers stands discontinued w.e.f. 16th

November 2015.

k) All supporting documents as mentioned in ST-10 form to be submitted by students, are to be self-

attested by him/her bearing his/her signature & date.

l) Students are required to send the hard copy of all supporting documents, along with application for claiming exemption from long term training ( i.e. ST-10) duly filled & signed by the applicant and original demand draft at the following address :

Joint Director (Training & Placement)

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India C-37, Sector-62 NOIDA-201301

m) After the exemption is granted, intimation in this regard shall be sent to student concerned by the

Institute. Training / 06.11.15